A visit to the Saint Marys Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the St. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
30.2005, -91.0501
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Ascension Parish is located in Donaldsonville. Donaldsonville lies just to the south southeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- St. Phillip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Phillip Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillip Cemetery
- Brazil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brazil Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Raspberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Raspberry Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Raphael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Raphael Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raphael Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Landry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Landry Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Landry Cemetery
- Cornerview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornerview Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Castle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The White Castle Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle Cemetery
- St. Paul Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Little Zion Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New St. John Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Geismar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Southwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Carville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Gabriel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Dutch Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- White Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Gonzales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Bayou Goula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Donaldsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cofield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Burnside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duplessis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Belle Terre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Aben
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aben is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aben
- Aben has also been known as:
- Abend
- Weber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weber City is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bullion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bullion is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Lula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Monty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Freetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Belle Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belle Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Brittany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Amant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Hobart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Hope Villa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the St. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ascension Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donaldsonville
- White Castle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the St. Marys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Ascension Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the St. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #552714 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #552714 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- Parish: Ascension
- Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carville
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2004744 Lon: -91.050102
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ascension, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Marys Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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